The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shows a giant eyeball from an unknown creature that washed ashore in Pompano Beach, Fla.

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Yamiche Alcindor
USA Today

A huge, softball-size eyeball that washed ashore in Pompano Beach, Fla. may have come from a deep sea squid or a large sword fish, the Associated Press reports.

A man spotted the eyeball Wednesday and reported it to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, which has sent it off for study to identify the creature to which it belongs.

The internet and marine biology community has been buzzing about the eye since the commission shared a photo of it on its Facebook page. People are suggesting it came from everything from a giant squid to Bigfoot. ...